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The travel industry publishes hundreds of reports a year — official statistics from WTTC, OECD and UN Tourism, consumer research from Booking.com, Expedia and Airbnb, analyst studies from Phocuswright, Skift and McKinsey, destination barometers from ETC and national tourism boards. This library collects them in one place, sorted by publication date.
Every report gets an original TourismIntel brief: the findings at a glance, the key numbers exactly as published, the methodology and its limits, and what it means for destinations, hotels and travel tech — with the official source always one click away. The library is curated from 150+ sources and updated weekly; new reports are briefed within a day of discovery.
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The 2017 Global Travel & Tourism Benchmarking Report, published by Destinations International with American Express sponsorship, benchmarks travel and tourism's economic contribution against eight comparator sectors: agriculture, automotive manufacturing, banking, chemicals manufacturing…
Destinations International's World Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Report, published in March 2017, examines the sector's global economic performance in 2016 across 185 countries and 26 regions.
Power of Travel Promotion 3.0, published by Destinations International in August 2016, argues that sustained investment in travel promotion is essential for US states and cities to remain competitive in the global marketplace.
Phocuswright's August 2016 analysis positions Airbnb as the third-largest global online accommodation seller and fourth-largest online travel intermediary overall. The platform achieved approximately $7.5 billion in 2015 gross bookings, surpassing China's Ctrip and Japan's Rakuten.
Oracle Hospitality's Hotel 2025 report forecasts the adoption and impact of eight disruptive technologies by 2025 based on a survey of 150 hotel operators, consumer sentiment data and expert interviews.
Destinations International's DMO Group Sales Channel Impact Study quantifies the influence of US destination organisations on group room nights in the convention and meetings market.
The 2013 Convention Sales and Marketing Activities Study examined the practices and spending of 180 destination organizations and convention centers globally, which collectively invested more than one-third of a billion dollars in convention sales, marketing and services.
Destinations International's Convention Sales and Marketing Activities Study, published in 2013, is the most comprehensive examination of convention sales, marketing and services practices among North American destination organisations.
Destinations International's 2013 Canadian DMO Marketing Activities Study surveyed 22 Canadian destination marketing organizations to document their marketing budget allocation and deployment strategies.
Destinations International's DMO Visitor Information Center Study analysed 284 US and Canadian destination organizations that collectively welcomed over 10 million walk-in visitors to their information centers in 2012.
Destinations International's 2012 DMO Marketing Activities Study surveyed 240 U.S. destination organizations to benchmark marketing practices and budget allocation.
This entry is listed in the library as a World Bank Tourism report in the Open Knowledge Repository, with a focus on development, tourism and resilience.
Destinations International, in partnership with Longwoods International, presents a National Resident Sentiment Study Towards Tourism, according to the publicly available summary. The summary describes the publication as a White Paper made available free to the tourism industry.
This report from Destinations International addresses American resident sentiment towards tourism. The publicly available summary notes that the global travel and tourism industry continues to grow at a healthy pace while facing challenges.
The UK Domestic Sentiment Tracker, published by VisitBritain, monitors where UK residents intend to take short breaks and holidays within the UK and abroad. The October 2026 edition reports that economic caution increased during the month, although overall domestic trip intentions remain resilient.
IATA's October 2026 report examines how occupational licensing and labour mobility interact in the air transport sector. It frames licensing as a trade-off between ensuring safety-critical competency and creating barriers to movement of workers across jurisdictions.
IATA's guidance document proposes an industry-wide standard for Sustainable Aviation Fuel sustainability documentation. It centres on a harmonised Proof of Sustainability and Proof of Compliance template and a standardised identification code.
The US International Inbound Travel Report is listed by Destinations International, a DMO association, with a focus on governance and destination marketing. The publicly accessible page shows only a bot-verification screen and a members-only notice.
IATA's guidance document addresses the use of life cycle assessment in airline decisions about single-use plastic products and their alternatives.
Sojern's playbook argues that car rental brands waste marketing efficiency by allocating budgets primarily to late-funnel channels—metasearch, OTA, paid search—where price dominates decision-making.
Mabrian has published analysis of touristic perception indexes showing Vienna leading rankings during the New Year period. The analysis employs big-data methods examining demand, air capacity and destination intelligence metrics to assess traveller perception and destination appeal.
VisitBritain's multi-year research establishes food and drink as a material but non-decisive driver of UK inbound tourism. The 2023 International Passenger Survey found over half of inbound visitors tried local food, equivalent to 20.7 million visits.
Sojern's report, developed with Skift, identifies six strategies for hotels to maximise revenue amid evolving data landscapes and unpredictable travel patterns.
Vietnam's online travel market is projected to reach $8 billion by 2030, doubling from $4 billion in 2025, according to this WiT analysis published via Dropbox.
